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See full SOI at Peter T. Knight SOI My primary interest in ICANN is internet governance issues, above all the preservation of the multi-stakeholder system, and increasing access to the Internet world wide.

After a NOMCOM member suggested I apply for a NOMCOM-selected position on ALAC from the North American region and narrowly missed being selected, I decided to attend ICANN 45 in Toronto to become more familiar with ICANN, key issues under discussion, and with ALAC members. Subsequently I submitted another SOI from the Latin American and Caribbean region, but learned that one had to be a citizen of a LAC country, not just a resident, to do so. As an unaffiliated NARALO member I joined with several others to found the Capital Area Globetrotters ALS and became more active in NARALO and ALAC working groups. I was a participant representing civil society organizations at NETmundial and attended and ICANN 47 in Buenos Aires.

I have a good knowledge of distance education and continuing professional education – first through my work leading the World Bank's external training in National Economic Management for six years, then through leading the Bank's Electronic Media Center that I established, and later as an independent consultant working on distance education and e-learning projects in Pakistan, Bahrain, and Brazil. I think this experience would be relevant for achieving ICANN's global outreach objectives. 

I have extensive experience working in international organizations (World Bank – over 20 years, UNDP - consultant, and OECD). My education has been interdisciplinary (AB in government and international relations); BA in philosophy, politics and economics; MA and PhD in economics) and I have been working on policy issues most of my professional life, including the use of ICTs to promote sustainable economic, social, and political development since 1992.

I was involved in early work involving the Internet in Russia via several conferences, contacts with individuals and publications; in Africa (a) through participation in several international conferences organized by UNECA, ITU and UNESCO and (b) production of videos on the development of the Internet in Ethiopia, South Africa, Senegal, and Egypt and a combination one building on all the above (Building Africa's Information Highway); and in Brazil through leadership of the e-Brasil project in (3 books published, including one winning a coveted Jabuti prize from the Brazilian Chamber of Books, and presentations in a large number of conferences). In Brazil, where I lived 2000-2020, I also worked extensively as a consultant on ICT4D issues and in May 2014 published a book on the Internet in Brazil (English and Portuguese versions) praised by Brazilian and international Internet authorities. I was co-editor of two books comparing eTransformation policies in eight countries, and author or co-author of chapters on Brazil and Finland as well as the concluding chapters summarizing the findings of the studies. In 2016 I published a co-edited book on broadband in Brazil in English and Portuguese.

I have experience working in different languages and cultures. I speak, understand, read and write in English (native speaker); French, Portuguese and Spanish (fluent); and Russian (good speaking and understanding at least in technical fields, limited reading and poor writing). 

For partial CV see http://br.linkedin.com/in/petertknight.

I believe that my international experience in policy formation, advisory and ICT4D strategy development qualifies me for the kind of work I would like to do as a Delegate in NomCom. I have sought to expand access to a unified global Internet and promote its use to accelerate social, economic and political development since the early 1990s, and it continues to be my passion. I do not claim any real expertise in the more technical aspects of the DNS, etc., but have been learning the rudiments through participation in ISOC, ICANN, and NARALO listserves, two ALAC Working Groups, and events, both in person and via webcasts and Adobe Connect. More recently I became a member of the Virtual School of Internet Governance with a view to developing Portuguese and Russian language versions.

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